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The Governor’s Office announced late last week that Indiana counties would receive $620 million in payments of homestead tax credits several months before these payments would ordinarily have been made. These advance payments will help counties at a time that many local governments are anticipating cash flow problems due to previous delays in issuing property [...]
Release courtesy of the IUPUI University Library
PolicyArchive, the nation’s first free, comprehensive, online archive of public policy research, was launched today by the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) University Library and the non-profit Center for Governmental Studies (CGS) with support from major U.S. charitable foundations.
PolicyArchive plans to become the largest online repository of public policy [...]
For the fifth year in a row, the month of June has been proclaimed “Great Outdoors Month” by U.S. President George W. Bush. Great Outdoors Month, along with Great Outdoors Week (June 9-14) highlight the beauty and uniqueness of nature in each of the fifty states. Public awareness differs in each state. Some emphasize biking [...]
By Michele Farley, Children’s Services Consultant, Prof. Development Office
The State Library recently created a series of ten thematic storytime kits for use by Indiana libraries. Each kit contains books, manipulatives, music CDs and an activity guide – just about everything you need to present a preschool storytime (or two) at your library.
Activity guides suggest [...]
A number of state and federal agencies are providing relief and aid to Hoosiers following the recent round of storms and flooding. The state’s central information portal for information on these relief efforts is Emergency.IN.gov. This website links to press releases from the Governor’s office, Indiana Department of Homeland Security, and other agencies that will [...]